Texas 14th Congressional District, Texas: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+25%. Democratic peak: D+73 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+25MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 954,8862024 5-year
- Median household income
- $83,7602024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 53.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 17.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 26.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+73 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+26 in 2012MIT Election Lab
R
WEBER, Randy
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: PAUL, Ronald Ernest (2011–2013), PAUL, Ronald Ernest (2009–2011), PAUL, Ronald Ernest (2007–2009), PAUL, Ronald Ernest (2005–2007)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 14, TXOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 144,230 | 244,118 | 393,469 | ||
| R | 150,581 | 232,943 | 389,309 | ||
| R | 116,394 | 191,060 | 319,686 | ||
| R | 107,714 | 182,894 | 294,456 | ||
| R | 112,717 | 171,214 | 286,275 | ||
| R | 114,018 | 166,962 | 282,734 | ||
| R | 105,990 | 141,632 | 252,898 | ||
| D | 105,024 | 102,099 | 225,952 | ||
| D | 107,732 | 88,060 | 252,307 | ||
| D | 116,923 | 101,373 | 220,456 | ||
| R | 108,787 | 121,313 | 231,058 | ||
| D | 94,492 | 91,870 | 192,931 | ||
| D | 106,122 | 74,443 | 182,177 | ||
| R | 61,198 | 95,389 | 157,080 | ||
| D | 64,151 | 50,101 | 156,179 | ||
| D | 86,135 | 46,834 | 133,405 | ||
| D | 71,679 | 52,552 | 125,338 | ||
| R | 45,914 | 53,180 | 99,852 | ||
| D | 54,090 | 45,847 | 100,151 | ||
| D | 38,000 | 11,852 | 57,268 | ||
| D | 37,127 | 6,497 | 48,748 | ||
| D | 31,847 | 7,052 | 38,965 | ||
| D | 26,976 | 4,117 | 31,261 | ||
| D | 28,411 | 5,412 | 34,028 | ||
| R | 13,270 | 13,434 | 26,736 | ||
| D | 12,284 | 6,553 | 19,970 | ||
| D | 8,103 | 3,586 | 13,581 | ||
| D | 7,431 | 2,195 | 10,010 | ||
| D | 4,936 | 713 | 7,073 | ||
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Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 44.6% | 53.1% | 11,291,854 |
| 2020 | R | 43.9% | 53.5% | 11,144,040 |
| 2018 | R | 48.3% | 50.9% | 8,371,655 |
| 2014 | R | 34.4% | 61.6% | 4,648,358 |
| 2012 | R | 40.6% | 56.5% | 7,864,822 |
| 2008 | R | 42.8% | 54.8% | 7,912,075 |
| 2006 | R | 36.0% | 61.7% | 4,314,663 |
| 2002 | R | 43.3% | 55.3% | 4,514,012 |
| 2000 | R | 32.3% | 65.1% | 6,267,964 |
| 1996 | R | 43.9% | 54.8% | 5,527,441 |
| 1994 | R | 38.3% | 60.8% | 4,279,940 |
| 1990 | R | 37.4% | 60.2% | 3,822,157 |
| 1988 | D | 59.2% | 40.0% | 5,323,606 |
| 1984 | R | 41.4% | 58.5% | 5,314,178 |
| 1982 | D | 58.6% | 40.5% | 3,103,167 |
| 1978 | R | 49.3% | 49.8% | 2,312,540 |
| 1976 | D | 56.8% | 42.2% | 3,874,230 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
9.3%
English
8.7%
Irish
7.5%
American
4.0%
French
3.3%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
1.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$83,760
Congressional District 14 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 14$83,760
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.7%
Working age (18–64)10.9%
Seniors (65+)11.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.8%
speak English only
Spanish16.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.2%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Stretching along the upper Texas Gulf Coast through Beaumont and Port Arthur, TX-14 blends petrochemical industry workers with rural East Texas communities, producing consistent 20-plus-point Republican presidential margins over the past decade.
The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Texas 14th Congressional District, by a fourteen points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at twenty-six points in 2012. The 2024 margin was twenty-five points.
The political shift has tracked, in Texas 14th Congressional District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 54% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $83,760, and a 12% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 14, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 14, Texas voted Republican by 25.4 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 393,469 votes cast, 144,230 went Democratic and 244,118 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 14, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 14, Texas as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 14, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 14, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Congressional District 14, Texas?
Congressional District 14, Texas has a population of 954,886 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 14, Texas?
Median household income in Congressional District 14, Texas is $83,760 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Congressional District 14, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 14, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.